St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-05

officio, appended his name in attestation
of the royal signature, which is required
to give validity to the resolutions of the
diet. Members of the fOlkething are
chosen by general election; every ma
tive-born Dane of unblemished repute.
who has reached the age Of thirty
and who has had a fixed residence
for at least one twelve-month within the
electoral circuit being admissible for
election. To the 4andsthing or upper
chamber the elections. are made by
deputies chosen by electors in each
electoral circle, and all persons eligible
to the folkething are eligible to the
landSthing. q
For general administrative purposes
the kingdom is divided into eighteen
amter OF courts, each presided over by
all antmand.
The administration of the laws is
vested III three courts, presided over by
judges, who cannot be dep0sed before
the age of siXty-five, unless by legal
trial, nor transferred from one court to
another without their own concurrence.
The Danish orders of knighthood are
principally two-the Order of the Ele-
plant and that of the Dannebrog.
THE SOCIETY DANA OF MINNEAPOLIS,
at present one of the most prosperous
i'll the Northwest, was organized on the
10th day of November, 1875, as Danish
literary and benevolent association, by
the following named gentlemen: Jens
Larsen, ChriSten Bertelson. H. P. Jen-
son, NJ. Corlix, p. Christensen. J.P.
Jensen, Martin BOmberg, &. Therkild-
sen, NJ. +. Hinck, Chr. Madsen. p. Cor
fix, H. Christensen. For several wears
these pioneers Of the Danish settlers in
Minneapolis had felt the want of some
thing that could improve the social
standing of their nationality while it
served TO unite themselves more CLOSELY
and intimately for mutual benefit and
pleasure something whereby they
might render each other substantial aid
and assistance in case of need, and also
those of their countrymen who
might arrive in the city sick.
destitute or friendless, and as result
Of earnest deliberations, inspired by the
Lo5leSt of sentiments and backed by
liberal personal sacrifices, Society DANA
came into existence, small, poor and
weak, striving and struggling to get a
foothOld among the older and more
firmly established organizations of the
city. The present officers of the society
are: Chr. Joergensen, president; Jens
Nilsen. vice president; l.. II. Anderson,
secretary; o. G. Olson, financial secre-
tary, and P. HI. Lass, treasurer. The
eiectlon OF officers occurs semi-annually,
on the second Tuesday of the months
Of May and November.
About two years ago movement was
set on foot by a few warm and ener-
getic friends of the society, having for
its object nothing less than the building
OF Danish society building, to be
known as DANA hall, the main feature
OF the project being the adoption of such
measures as would enable the DANA So
ciety to get at once the use of suitable
hall and club rooms, while giving it the
opportunity, by the gradual investment
OF the earnings of the society, to become
sole owner of the building.
In order to accomplish this object
stock company with capital Stock of
$4,000 was formed by members of the
society and other patriotic and public
spirited Danes, and incorporated under
the laws of the state of Minnesota as
the DANA Hall Building association.
AT the first meeting of this association
$1,000 had already been subscribed by
DANA members. Several of the leading
citizens have given the enterprise a
hearty support, some by subscribing
stock, others by donating sums of
money wherewith to buy shares for the
benefit of the Society DANA. The af-
fairs of the stock company are con-
Quoted by board of directors of eight.
the officers of which are p. ClauSen,
president; A. Therkildsen, vice presi-
dent; p. Peterson, treasurer; j. III.
Paulsen, secretary; G. Benson, II. Jen-
sen, M. F. Hinck, G. Neumann, di-
rectors.
The building committee is C. Neti-
mann, Oh. Benson, FL. Jensen; architect,
c. F. Struck,
The DANA society has thus, by untir-s
ing energy and unceasing labor, in a